topic:"Land use" found 19 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Banff curling rink, historic views of Canmore

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Part Of: Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 9 photographs collected by Maryalice Harvey Stewart (creators of images unknown). Photographs pertain to three men posing at the Banff Curling Rink; and historic views of Canmore and area, including Three Sisters, Spray Road, Railway Bridge, Main Street, and United Church.

Date Range: [ca.1900-1920]

Reference Code: V605 / I / B PA - 30 to 38

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

Part Of: Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M9; S13; V605

Series: V605 / I : Professional records

Sous-Fonds: V605

Sub-Series: V605 / I / B : Research and other professional records

Accession Number: 7412

Reference Code: V605 / I / B PA - 30 to 38

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca.1900-1920]

Physical Description: 9 photographs : b&w prints ; 20 x 15 cm and 17.5 x 13 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 9 photographs collected by Maryalice Harvey Stewart (creators of images unknown). Photographs pertain to three men posing at the Banff Curling Rink; and historic views of Canmore and area, including Three Sisters, Spray Road, Railway Bridge, Main Street, and United Church.

Notes: Photographs are annotated on back

Subject Access: History; Townsite development; Buildings; Property; Homestead; Sports; Recreation; Curling; Winter sports; Churches; Landscapes; Bridges

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Canmore

Language: English

Category: Land, settlement and immigration; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Brewster house

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Part Of: Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 14 photographs depicting interior and exterior views of the Brewster family residence in Banff, ca. 1981.

Date Range: 1981

Reference Code: V605 / I / B / PA - 1 to 14

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

Part Of: Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M9; S13; V605

Series: V605 / I : Professional records

Sous-Fonds: V605

Sub-Series: V605 / I / B : Research and other professional records

Accession Number: 1300; 7412

Reference Code: V605 / I / B / PA - 1 to 14

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1981

Physical Description: 14 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 25 x 20 cm and 8.5 x 8.5 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 14 photographs depicting interior and exterior views of the Brewster family residence in Banff, ca. 1981.

Notes: Original envelope stored in file, annotated on back: "Brewster House Fall 1981???"

Subject Access: Buildings; Family; Research; Home; Property; Land use

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright status unknown

Language: English

Related Material: M9 / I / B / 10

Category: Family and personal life; Land, settlement and immigration

Title Source: Original title from storage envelope used

Processing Status: Processed

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Buildings and bridges

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs collected and possibly produced by George Luxton. Content pertains to cabins and houses, a boat launch and waterfront building, metal and wooden bridges, and an early view of a residential street in Banff facing Cascade Mountain.

Date Range: [ca.1910-1930]

Reference Code: LUX / III / C1 / C / PA - 131 to 148

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / C : Extended family

Sous-Fonds: LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / III / C1 : William Luxton family papers and photographs

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / C1 / C / PA - 131 to 148

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca.1910-1930]

Physical Description: 18 photographs : b&w prints ; 18 x 13 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs collected and possibly produced by George Luxton. Content pertains to cabins and houses, a boat launch and waterfront building, metal and wooden bridges, and an early view of a residential street in Banff facing Cascade Mountain.

Subject Access: Home; Buildings; Bridges; Landscapes; Mountains; Land use

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Cascade Mountain

Language: N/A

Conservation: Items stored in mylar

Category: Land, settlement and immigration

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Calgary Herald scrapbook

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one collection of newspapers and newspaper clippings compiled into one scrapbook bound with string. Content pertains to various publications by the Calgary Herald newspaper between 1933 and 1937. Complete copies and full pages of newspapers make up most of scrapbook; last 6 pages c…

Date Range: 1933-1937

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 / 38

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Newspaper clipping

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / B : Georgina Luxton

Sous-Fonds: LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / III / B4 : Collected material

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 / 38

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Newspaper clipping

Date Range: 1933-1937

Physical Description: 2.5 cm of textual records (1 scrapbook ; 44.5 x 60 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of one collection of newspapers and newspaper clippings compiled into one scrapbook bound with string. Content pertains to various publications by the Calgary Herald newspaper between 1933 and 1937. Complete copies and full pages of newspapers make up most of scrapbook; last 6 pages consist of Calgary Herald newspaper clippings attached to beige construction paper with accompanying notes written in pencil on the pages.

Notes: Annotations in scrapbook are not dated or signed, author unknown [possibly Georgina Luxton]

Name Access: Luxton, Georgina

Subject Access: Advertising; Calgary Herald; Publication; Community events; Government; Industry; Indigenous Peoples; Immigration and homesteading; Labour; Land use; Agriculture; Holidays; Sports; Recreation; Hockey

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary; Banff; Pincher Creek

Access Restrictions: Handle with caution as scrapbook and contents are fragile

Language: English

Conservation: Items wrapped with acid-free tissue paper

Category: Commerce and industry; Environment; First nations; Government; Labour; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Early collected photographs

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Part Of: Jim Brewster family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 7 photograph prints depicting early scenes and portraits pertaining to the Brewster family. File includes professional portraits by G&W Fear photographers; family portraits, including Jim Brewster, John Brewster, Fern Brewster, Jack Brewster, and others (some unidentified); and the…

Date Range: [ca.1890-1910]

Reference Code: V90 / VI / PA - 136 to 142

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

Part Of: Jim Brewster family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V90; M436

Series: V90 / VI: Later acquisitions

Sous-Fonds: V90

Accession Number: 2023.09

Reference Code: V90 / VI / PA - 136 to 142

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca.1890-1910]

Physical Description: 7 photographs : b&w prints on matboard or cardboard ; 25 x 19 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 7 photograph prints depicting early scenes and portraits pertaining to the Brewster family. File includes professional portraits by G&W Fear photographers; family portraits, including Jim Brewster, John Brewster, Fern Brewster, Jack Brewster, and others (some unidentified); and the Canadian Pacific station in Banff.

Name Access: Brewster, Fern; Brewster, Jim; Brewster, John

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Family; Farmland; Portrait; Homestead; Trains; Canadian Pacific Railway

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Language: N/A

Category: Family and personal life; Land, settlement and immigration

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Eleanor Luxton early childhood and family album

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph album containing 54 photograph prints and 2 newspaper clippings pertaining to Norman Luxton winning a turkey shooting contest [ca. 1940] and an Old Timers Association event attended by Eleanor Luxton in Calgary in 1964. Photographs pertain to Eleanor Luxton as a baby…

Date Range: [ca. 1904]; [1907 or 1908]; 1908; [ca. 1910 - ca. 1912]; [ca. 1917 - ca. 1920]; [ca. 1940]; 1964

Reference Code: LUX / II / C / PD - 3

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Newspaper clipping; Textual record; Scrapbook

59 images 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / C : Personal

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / C / PD - 3

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Newspaper clipping; Textual record; Scrapbook

Date Range: [ca. 1904]; [1907 or 1908]; 1908; [ca. 1910 - ca. 1912]; [ca. 1917 - ca. 1920]; [ca. 1940]; 1964

Physical Description: 1 album (54 b&w prints ; 9 x 14 cm or smaller -- 2 newspaper clippings)

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph album containing 54 photograph prints and 2 newspaper clippings pertaining to Norman Luxton winning a turkey shooting contest [ca. 1940] and an Old Timers Association event attended by Eleanor Luxton in Calgary in 1964. Photographs pertain to Eleanor Luxton as a baby and young child with her parents, posing with chickens and a turkey on a farm, with other small children [unidentified] and standing by the Bow River; portrait photographs of Eleanor as a young girl [roughly ages 5 to 12 years old]; a wedding celebration [possibly that of Norman and Georgina Luxton in 1904]; and images of a pregnant woman and a man on a farm [likely Georgina Luxton and possibly her father, David McDougall, ca. 1908]

Notes: One photograph of Eleanor Luxton as a young child, posing alone and smiling in a dark dress, was moved to its current location from album LUX / III / A3 / PD - 2.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor; Luxton, Georgina; Luxton, Norman; McDougall, David; Southern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers Association

Subject Access: Animals; Children; Birds; Farmland; Property; Community events; Family and personal life; Dogs; Weddings

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park; Bow River; Calgary

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Item has been interleaved with acid-free paper to protect photographs; Loose images have been placed in mylar; Item secured with unbleached string to prevent loose items from falling out

Category: Family and personal life; Land, settlement and immigration

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

Electronic Resources

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Fort Calgary

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 5 photographs depicting views of Fort Calgary between 1875 and 1884. Includes views of the I.G. Baker & Co. storefront.

Date Range: ca.1875-1882; 1880-1882; 1884

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / PA - 265 to 269 (oversize)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

5 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / D : Other material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / PA - 265 to 269 (oversize)

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: ca.1875-1882; 1880-1882; 1884

Physical Description: 5 photographs : b&w prints ; 35 x 25 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: I.G. Baker & Co. was a grocer and supply store based in Fort Benton, Montana starting in 1866. An additional store was opened following the settlement of North West Mounted Police officers at Fort Calgary in 1875, which supplied groceries and other basic goods to the area. The business and all existing stores were purchased by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1891.

Scope & Content: File consists of 5 photographs depicting views of Fort Calgary between 1875 and 1884. Includes views of the I.G. Baker & Co. storefront.

Notes: Items in file are annotated

Subject Access: Settlement; Land use; Landscapes; Townsite development; Businesses; Commerce

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary

Language: English

Conservation: Items stored in mylar

Category: Land, settlement and immigration; Commerce and industry

Biographical Source Notes: https://www.heritagepark.ca/park-information/attractions-and-exhibits/ig-baker-co-store

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Geddes family residence

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Part Of: Malcolm Geddes fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of email correspondence, printed records and newspaper clippings pertaining to the Geddes family home in Calgary and its designation as a heritage site.

Date Range: 2004; 2013

Reference Code: M39 / III / B / 5

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Newspaper clipping

Part Of: Malcolm Geddes fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M39; V756

Series: M39 / III : Personal and family records

Sous-Fonds: M39

Sub-Series: M39 / III / B : Genealogy and research

Accession Number: 2015.8558

Reference Code: M39 / III / B / 5

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Newspaper clipping

Date Range: 2004; 2013

Physical Description: 0.5 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of email correspondence, printed records and newspaper clippings pertaining to the Geddes family home in Calgary and its designation as a heritage site.

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Property; History; Research; Correspondence; Communications; Home; Land use; Settlement

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Communications; Family and personal life; Land, settlement and immigration

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Johnson Cabin, building demolition

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Part Of: Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 12 photographs depicting exterior views of Johnson Cabin, Johnson Lake and surrounding areas, 1966; and 3 photographs depicting the demolition of buildings in Banff prior to the construction of Ossie's Mall, 1976.

Date Range: 1966; 1976

Reference Code: V605 / I / B / PA - 15 to 29

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

Part Of: Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M9; S13; V605

Series: V605 / I : Professional records

Sous-Fonds: V605

Sub-Series: V605 / I / B : Research and other professional records

Accession Number: 120; 2762

Reference Code: V605 / I / B / PA - 15 to 29

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1966; 1976

Physical Description: 15 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 9 x 9 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 12 photographs depicting exterior views of Johnson Cabin, Johnson Lake and surrounding areas, 1966; and 3 photographs depicting the demolition of buildings in Banff prior to the construction of Ossie's Mall, 1976.

Notes: Photographs are all annotated with contextual information on back side (possibly annotated by Maryalice Harvey Stewart)

Subject Access: Buildings; Townsite development; Construction; Landscapes; Land use; Cabins

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Johnson Lake; Banff

Language: English

Conservation: Items stored in mylar

Category: Land, settlement and immigration

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Livestock roundups, ranching

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs depicting livestock roundups and ranchers on horseback, including views of unidentified ranches in Calgary, southern Alberta and Cochrane; and workers at Hawkeye Ranch in Brant, Alberta.

Date Range: [ca.1900-1910]; 1901; 1905

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / PA - 253 to 264 (oversize)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

15 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / D : Other material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / PA - 253 to 264 (oversize)

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca.1900-1910]; 1901; 1905

Physical Description: 12 photographs : b&w prints ; 46.5 x 19 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs depicting livestock roundups and ranchers on horseback, including views of unidentified ranches in Calgary, southern Alberta and Cochrane; and workers at Hawkeye Ranch in Brant, Alberta.